Chapter 153: Secret Visit on Valentine's Day (Part 2)
"I understand what you mean, but unfortunately I may not be able to give you much help. After all, Percy and I don't have a good relationship. You know, Percy is a bit difficult to get along with." Harry said to Mike with an expression that said I understand everything, "But as your friend, I promise to help you."
Mike looked at Harry in confusion. He didn't understand what Harry understood.
"I heard that Percy likes your girlfriend Penelope. He was sad for a long time after you and Penelope got together. I think he may have worked hard because of this." Harry whispered mysteriously in Mike's ear, "If you want to find out Percy's information in the duel tournament, I can take you to ask Ron." Mike finally
understood that Harry thought he came to collect information about his opponent because he was worried about the duel tournament.
Although this was not Mike's original intention, he had to go with the flow under the circumstances.
The two of them went to the Gryffindor lounge together.
Mike had been to the lounges of the four major colleges except the Slytherin lounge. In comparison, Mike liked the Gryffindor lounge the most.
Compared to the academic and feminine Ravenclaw Common Room, this place is more like a junior high school student common room.
As soon as Mike and Harry entered the Gryffindor Common Room, they saw the little lions who usually made a lot of noise were now quietly gathered around the fireplace, occasionally bursting out exclamations.
Mike, who had been mentally prepared, was not surprised. He knew that these students should be listening to Ron telling the story of his brother Percy's killing in the duel competition. When
Mike walked in, he found that not only Ron, but also his two brothers George and Fred were in the middle of the crowd.
"…At the critical moment, Percy used the most powerful crushing spell ever, directly breaking through xxx's armor and breaking xxx's entire arm…"
Ron's sonorous voice came, and George raised his wand and pretended to roar at Fred, who was wearing a Slytherin uniform opposite him:
"Smash to pieces!"
As George recited the spell, Fred's right arm actually broke into two pieces with a creak, and bright red liquid gushed out from the broken end, and soon dyed half of his robe red.
The onlookers all screamed, and some timid ones even fell to the ground in fear.
Fred, whose arm was broken, rolled on the carpet, holding his arm, and looked very painful.
But just when several students were about to report to Professor McGonagall, Fred changed his painful expression and stood up with a big laugh. And his right arm was restored to its original state at some point, and only the large bloodstain on his robe still proved what had just happened.
"The Weasley brothers made a special fake hand for pranks. Hurry up and buy one to scare your friends. It's only 5 silver Sickles now!" Fred picked up the half fake hand on the ground and came to George and said, "And this fake hand can be eaten! It's made entirely of marshmallows and tastes great!"
After that, Fred took a bite of the fake hand and made an extremely intoxicated expression.
The students around finally breathed a sigh of relief, and even several heartless ones had already started to place orders with the Weasley brothers.
Mike was a little amused by the Weasley brothers' operation of using their brother Percy's reputation to sell things. He didn't expect that the Weasley brothers' talent in business was so terrifying that they would even use the celebrity effect.
When the people around the Weasley brothers had almost dispersed, Mike and Harry walked up.
At this time, Ron was holding a silver Sickle given to him by George with a silly smile on his face, flipping it over and over again, and taking a bite from time to time. It seemed that this rustic method of distinguishing the authenticity of gold was also feasible for magic silver coins.
Seeing Harry coming, Ron showed a happy expression on his face, holding up the silver Sickle as if he wanted to share his joy with Harry. But after seeing Mike beside Harry, the smile on Ron's face quickly solidified, replaced by a vigilant expression, and he also put the silver coin away, as if he was worried that Mike would snatch it away.
"Ron, um, we came here this time, um..."
Harry was a little overwhelmed by Ron's vigilant eyes, scratching his hair awkwardly, not knowing what to say. After all, Percy and Mike were theoretically competitors, and it was not good for him to bring Mike to Ron to inquire about his brother.
Mike saw Harry scratching his hair awkwardly and grabbed Harry's hand that was scratching his hair.
Harry was good in everything, but this habit of scratching his hair when he was nervous was not good. If this continued, Harry might become bald at a young age.
It was true that young white people did not know the value of hair. You know, Franklin had been letting his laughing owl Alfred build a nest on his head for a long time, and now he has serious hair loss.
"Don't be nervous, I just came here to ask Percy..."
"Aha! I guessed it right, you are here to gather information!" Mike was only halfway through his words when Ron jumped up as if he was bitten by something terrible, "Harry, you really disappoint me! You are my best friend! But now, you are actually helping the enemy!"
"Mike is also our friend, this is not helping the enemy, it's just... just..." Hearing Ron's accusation, Harry hurriedly jumped out to explain, but he didn't know how to say it.
Just when Harry and Ron were about to quarrel, George and Fred, who were busy counting money, also noticed the movement here.
The two looked at each other and silently completed the division of labor.
George walked straight to Harry and Ron, pulled the two who were about to fight apart, and started to persuade them.
Fred put his arm around Mike's shoulders and walked him to the corner while saying,
"Brother, I know your purpose, but we really can't help you this time. No matter how weird Percy is, he is still our brother, and we will never betray our family.
Besides, a man's matter like a duel should be solved by a man's way, not by relying on any conspiracy or trickery."
Mike was almost going crazy. In terms of imagination, these guys were better than each other. Now Fred even thought that he felt that Percy was a big threat, so he planned to use conspiracy to defeat Percy. Please
! Although Mike admitted that Percy did have some talent, it was just some talent, and he was still an order of magnitude lower than the top geniuses like him and Cedric.
Although he was complaining crazily in his heart, Mike said calmly on the surface, "You misunderstood. I just wanted to ask if Percy has done anything abnormal recently?"
However, Fred was not moved by Mike's words. He just followed Mike's habitual action, spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and gave Mike a helpless look.